“He was going to close the door and then he got shot.,” said Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Anna Cecilia Girao Feb. 14, 2018.

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PARKLAND — Hours after a shooting rampage at a Broward County high school Wednesday afternoon, parents were being reunited with their children and hearing what happened inside the school.

Anna Cecilia Girao was in her geography class at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with about 15 other students when the shooting started.

Jorge Zapata, 16, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, embraces his ...more

Jorge Zapata, 16, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, embraces his mother, Lavinia Zapata, both of Parkland, after a mass shooting Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, earlier in the day at the school. “I was just really incredibly, indescribably happy to see him, because you never know,” Lavinia Zapata said.

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"He (her teacher) was going to close the door, and then he got shot," she said.

"My teacher was dead; I saw him. It was horrible. I was so scared; I didn't know what to do," Anna Cecilia Girao said.

"Everyone was so scared and crying but like almost everyone stayed quiet."

Her father, Luis Eduardo Girao, thanked God his daughter was OK, and pleaded "No more guns, please, no more guns."

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George LePorte, a chemistry teacher at the school, said he heard gunshots and was on lockdown for an hour before SWAT came in.

“As soon as I realized what was happening, I got the students, went into the back of the room and did what we were supposed to do.”

Latest information

9 p.m.: At least 17 people were killed, 12 of them inside the school. Three more were killed just outside the school and another two died of their injuries after being taken to the hospital, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said.

The gunman, who was expelled, was identified as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said Cruz was armed with “countless” magazines and an AR-15 rifle.

Cruz is a former student who teachers and former classmates said had an angry disposition that led to him being expelled and flagged as a danger on school grounds.

At one point, the former student had been listed by school administrators as a potential threat — particularly if he was carrying a backpack on campus.

School support

"Our hearts are with the students, families, staff and the entire Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community as we deal with this tragedy," the Broward County School District said in a tweet Wednesday night.

"We’ll provide continuous support for all of the students and families impacted by this heartbreaking situation."